A disgraced merchant marine officer elects to stay aboard his sinking cargo ship in order to prove the vessel was deliberately scuttled and, as a result, vindicate his good name.
Genre: Action, Adventure, Crime, Mystery, Thriller
Stars: Gary Cooper, Charlton Heston, Michael Redgrave, Virginia McKenna, Richard Harris, Emlyn Williams
Crew: Michael Anderson (Director), Eric Ambler (Screenplay), Joseph Ruttenberg (Director of Photography), William Tuttle (Makeup Designer), George Duning (Music), Julian Blaustein (Producer)
Country: United Kingdom
Language: English
Studio: Blaustein-Baroda, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer British Studios, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
Runtime: 105 minutes
Quality: HD
Released: Nov 17, 1959
IMDb: 4.8
Keywords:shipwreck, insurance fraud, trust, sabotage, code of honor, cargo ship, sinking ship, merchant marine, maritime law, shipping company, insurance scam, abandoned ship, professional reputation, scuba diver, underwater fight, exculpatory evidence, steam ship, cargo recovery, deserted ship, inquiry
